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Development and designs

Jack Pot shares his color scheme with Trixie.

When about asked Trixie's mother's name on Twitter in March 2016, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Issue #40 writer Ted Anderson replied, "Maybe something with 'Spectacle' or 'Showcase.' Connects to the 'tricks' idea of her daughter's name."[1]

In response to questions regarding Jack Pot's relation to Trixie on Twitter, director Jim Miller and story editor Nicole Dubuc mainly replied with "😉".[2][3][4][5][6] Miller also posited, "The question is, does HE know he’s Trixie’s dad?"[7] He later clarified, "Yes, we were implying that he was indeed TX's dad. It's not explicitly stated, and Hasbro may decide to change their minds down the line somewhere, but we thought it was a fun nod to her parentage, and made..."[8] "...sense that he was a possibly washed up Vegas style stage magician with a penchant for older ladies. Whether or not he's aware he has a daughter is up for debate."[9]

Later, during Jack Pot and Big Bucks' magic show, they invite the grannies onto the stage to serve as assistants in their signature magic trick, the Splashtastic Escape. However, Rainbow Dash interrupts the trick and knocks the magicians' water tank over. In an effort to save face, Jack Pot and Big Bucks convince the audience that it was all part of the show, and they run away using one of Jack Pot's smoke bombs.